Daily Life In Qin Dynasty Chapter 146

  Chapter 146 Climate Anomalies

  Hearing Fu Nian's words, Six Fingers Heixia's gaze was visibly dull.

   Then he looked at Mr. Mo, opened his mouth slightly, and said in surprise, "Mr. Shengping is also proficient in cooking?"

  Mr. Mo said modestly: "I understand a little, I understand a little."

   Fu Nian on the side shook his head when he heard Mo Jun's words.

   Understand a little?

   These words sound very ordinary to him, you know, since he took the post of teacher in Mofu, in just one month, Fu Nian found that his waistline has been fully rounded.

   Now when the belt is tied with a knot, the section of the belt is obviously much shorter than before.

  Confucianism pays attention to "never tire of eating fine meat and never tire of fine meat".

  So in the past, although Fu Nian's requirements for food were not harsh, they could also be called exquisite.

  But at that time, Fu Nian was barely full every day, but since he came to Hanzhong and joined the Mofu, now Fu Nian starts cooking at least three bowls every day.

   Anyway, eating a lot does not violate Confucian etiquette, so why not eat more?

  Six Fingers Heixia obviously doesn't know what Fu Nian is thinking at the moment. He only knows one thing, and that is whether the young Shengping Jun in front of him has too many skills that are too outrageous.

  Just what he knows now, the other party has already mastered the art of mechanism, merchant management, farming and mulberry, and medicine.

   Moreover, none of these skills are at the top level.

  And now Mo Jun has even mastered this kind of cooking skills to such a degree. Could it be said that the gap between people can really be so large?

   "Speaking of which, Fu Nian has always heard that the Qin State is located in a barbaric area, so most of the Qin people are poor, but now it seems that the words in the book are still not true."

   At this moment, Fu Nian looked out the window and suddenly said something.

   "Oh? Where did Mr. Fu Nian say this?" Mo Jun was a little surprised.

"Sheng Pingjun's [Baichuan Restaurant] is a gold coin for entering the third and fourth floors, and five gold coins for the fifth and sixth floors. Such prices are completely astronomical for ordinary people, but the business of the restaurant is now It's so hot, it's conceivable that there is no shortage of rich and noble people in Qin.”

  Hearing Fu Nian mentioned this matter, Mo Jun also showed a bit of contemplation on his face.

   It is also a bit strange to say.

  The original reason why Mr. Mo built this [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters] was mainly because there were a lot of materials left over from the construction of the headquarters of [Mo Mansion] and [Xiongchumo Chamber of Commerce].

  When the Mofu was built, green bricks were mainly used.

  But when the construction of [Breed Farm] and [Xiongide Mo Chamber of Commerce] started, the red bricks sent by Mo Jun came out.

   So a lot of materials were saved at once.

  So combined with the later planning of Hanzhong County, he built such a restaurant nearby, and also built a concrete road leading directly to the county seat.

  Thinking about this, it will not only make it easier for him to travel, but also make a small amount of money from those foreign merchants.

  Originally, those foreign merchants came to Hanzhong to do business. Even for Mo Jun's sake, they would eat and live in [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters], but each of them basically stayed for three or four days at most.

   Logically speaking.

  Even if this restaurant can make money for Mo Jun, it usually won't make much money.

   At most two or three thousand gold coins a month.

But what Mo Jun never expected was that in the past few days, Baichuan Restaurant suddenly had a lot of long-term guests in private rooms, and even among these people, several of them were not on the third or fourth floors, but The room was booked directly on the fifth or sixth floor.

To know.

  Even when Mo Jun himself set the price of the fifth and sixth floors, it was just for a gimmick.

  Anyway, the real estate is not worth much now, not to mention that he built this restaurant by himself, even if three or four floors are vacant to advertise, there is no cost for Mo Jun to lose money.

   Originally, Mr. Mo did not expect anyone to actually go up to the fifth or sixth floor.

   The result was unexpected.

  Now there are not only people, but many people.

  And these people didn't live for a day or two, but paid a monthly subscription directly.

  [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters] on the fifth and sixth floors, the daily consumption starts with at least five gold coins, and these people spend at least one pack for a month, and even three to five months.

  The people in these private rooms alone brought Mo Jun another income of thousands of gold coins.

   "Mr. Fu Nian's confusion, I am also a little puzzled."

Mo Jun pondered and said: "Although the [Baichuan Restaurant]'s branch in Xianyang during this time, the business is pretty good. But if you say that because of this, you can attract customers from there, and they come all the way to Hanzhong, just to taste the food. In terms of delicacies, the possibility is really unlikely.”

  In this world, there are indeed gourmets who can travel thousands of miles for delicious food, but such people are only a minority after all.

   Besides, if it's just for eating, there's no need to pay a monthly subscription directly at [Baichuan Restaurant·Headquarters]!

   And at this moment, only Heixia Six Fingers suddenly reminded: "It may not be for the food, Mr. Shengping, don't forget, what is the biggest difference between the restaurant we are in and other inns and restaurants?"

  The six-fingered black man's reminder instantly caused a flash of inspiration in Mo Jun's mind.

   "Could it be... the heating?"

  Mr. Mo naturally knows where the biggest advantage of his [Baichuan Restaurant] is.

  One is food that never appeared in the Warring States Period.

  Second, the environment inside the restaurant is warm in winter and cool in summer.

【Heating】.

   This is one of Mo Jun's experiments in ironmaking.

   During the overhaul of civil engineering some time ago, some buildings in [Mofu] and [Xiongidemo Chamber of Commerce] needed hard enough materials, so Mo Jun thought of reinforced concrete.

   But 'iron making' is different from the previous 'salt making'.

  In the process of ironmaking, the requirements for carbon content are very high. Even if Mo Jun knows the theory, in the actual operation process, without the assistance of modern machines, various accidents are still prone to occur.

   Until now.

  In the iron-making workshop secretly built by Mr. Mo in Hanzhong, for every three furnaces of steel, two furnaces may be scrapped.

   And those inferior steel products that were finally baked were later made by Mo Jun into various farm tools and iron pots, which were sold to Hanzhong civilians and foreign businessmen who came to Hanzhong.

  Including the steel pipes used to make the heating system is also part of it.

  The weight of these iron utensils is not much.

  So it didn't attract anyone's attention.

   It is precisely because the current 'method of making iron' is immature that Mo Jun has not informed Ying Zheng.

  But even if the 'method of making iron' is perfected, Mr. Mo may not hand it in now.

  First of all, Mr. Mo's status is too high now, and it is really not suitable for him to continue to make contributions.

  Secondly, it is because the state of Qin does not actually lack this "method of making iron".

  Although the state of Qin is still in the Bronze Age, the bronze craftsmanship of the state of Qin has reached a peak. In terms of quality, it may not be inferior to some inferior steel.

   Moreover, the equipment of the Qin army is currently second to none among the Seven Kingdoms. In terms of equipment, the Qin State will not lose to any country.

  So even if you change to a new set of equipment now, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake.

   "Speaking of which, this year's climate does seem to be slightly colder than previous years."

   At this moment, Fu Nian added another sentence.

   And this sentence also made Mo Jun realize that it is already mid-November, and except for the extremely southerly regions, the Central Plains has basically entered the cold winter.

  Winter came earlier this year, and the temperature has started to drop since October.

   Not even that long ago.

  Mr. Mo also asked Chen Jinghui to issue a special notice, so that the people of Hanzhong County could go to the mountains and forests to collect more firewood for emergencies.

   But so far, although the temperature in Hanzhong has dropped a lot, it is still within the acceptable range, so Mo Jun didn't care.

   But he forgot.

   Hanzhong County is blocked by the Qinling Mountains, and the cold wave from the north cannot blow over every winter, so this place is actually regarded as the southern region.

  The temperature in the south has dropped so much this year, so how much should the temperature drop in the north north of the Qinling Mountains?

   "Could it be that the Xianyang side..."

  Mr. Mo looked towards the north through the window, and an ominous premonition vaguely rose in his heart.

  But soon, Mo Jun shook his head again, feeling a little unfounded.

  After all, if something really went wrong in the north, it is estimated that Ying Zheng has sent someone to invite him by now. It's not my turn to make wild guesses here...

   "Boom boom~~"

  Jun Mo was thinking of this, when there was a knock on the door of the room.

"Enter!"

   Jun Mo spoke in a deep voice.

   Next second.

  Accompanied by the sound of the wooden door being pushed, a slim and dignified figure quickly walked in from the door.

   "My lord, urgent letter from Xianyang."

"Um?"

   Mo Jun raised his eyebrows, and then quickly took the letter from Yue Nu.

  After just one glance, Mo Jun's face suddenly changed.

   "Kuroba, prepare the car!"

"yes!"

  Hei Yu emerged from the dark corner without a sound, and then disappeared from the room in a flash.

  Six Fingers Heixia and Fu Nian turned their heads to look at the place where Hei Yu disappeared. Although it was not the first time for them to see Hei Yu, no matter how many times they had seen Hei Yu, they still couldn't help but marvel at Hei Yu's lightness.

   Today's world.

  The people who can practice lightness kung fu to this level can be counted on one hand.

   And such a person is now working under Mo Jun, which makes them even more amazed.

  Mr. Mo didn't know what was going on in Liuzhi Heixia and Fu Nian's mind. After giving Heiyu his instructions, he said to them, "You two, I have something important to do, so I'll go ahead."

   Say it!

  Jun Mo didn't even have time to accept the gift from the two of them, so he left the room in a hurry.

  Seeing Mo Jun's expression, Fu Nian and Six Fingers Heixia also fixed their eyes, realizing the seriousness of the matter.

   got into the carriage.

  The coachman drove without stopping.

   And when the carriage finally crossed the Qinling Mountains, Mo Jun opened the curtain and saw a snow-white world directly in front of him.

  (end of this chapter)

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